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ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/USA/2375 
16 May 2012  
 (12-2633) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Meat and poultry products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Requirements for Official Establishments to Notify FSIS 
of Adulterated or Misbranded Product, Prepare and Mainta in Written Recall Procedures, 
and Document Certain Hazard Analysis an d Critical Control Points System Plan 
Reassessments  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  5  
 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-05-08/html/2012-10917.htm  
6. Description of content:  The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is implementing 
provisions of the Food, Conservation, and En ergy Act of 2008 by amending the Federal 
meat and poultry products inspection regulati ons to require official establishments to 
promptly notify the appropriate District Office that an adulterated or misbranded meat or 
poultry product has entered commerce;  require  official establishments to prepare and 
maintain written procedures for the recall of all meat and poultry products produced and 
shipped by the establishment; and require o fficial establishments to document each 
reassessment of the establishments Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) 
plans.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    G/SPS/N/USA/2375 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  8 May 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Varies according to size of establishment and CFR section.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure Not applicable  
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  9 July 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Dr. Daniel Engeljohn, Assistant, Administrator, Office of Policy 
and Program Development, Food Safety, and Inspection Service, Room 349-E, Jamie L. 
Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Ave nue SW., Washington, DC 20250;  Tel:  
+(202) 205-0495; Fax:  +(202) 720-2025 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   United States 
SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Fore ign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1014, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  
+(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov